While many runners have heard of the term fartlek, few know of the terms origins or original conception. Run coaches have manipulated fartlek training to be nothing more that a disguised interval session. Let’s review the true history of the term to unlock the true power of fartlek running for you.
For those of us with packed family, work, and social lives, sometimes the only time we can afford to run is early in the morning…even on the weekends. All you single kids out there reading this…just you wait!!!! Morning isn’t the optimal time for a quality run, however, other than the fact that we [...]
Coach P with biggest recovery drink…ever! Recovery is one of the most overlooked elements of running. In my years of coaching, I can say that the majority of folks who got injured under my tenure were simply not that good at recovering. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE wants to do the big miles or the [...]
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Simultaneously vexing and satisfying, the sensation of downhill running ranges from bordering on free fall to downright painful. Sometimes whether or not you like running downhill is a function of how you run, other times it’s a function of where you are within a run. Despite what you think of downhill running, it’s time to [...]
The first time you run a pair of shoes into the ground, making them beyond the point of useful, it’s usually your body that protests. Eventually something will start to bug you enough that you pay attention. Once you identify and address the issue, you’ll probably feel so silly for letting it get the best [...]
I know it sounds corny, but it’s true. I can tell the instant I have left the house with poorly tied shoes. Maybe I was in a rush, maybe I was multitasking, etc. Whatever the reason, I need to stop and fix’em…and I do. Very few things can actually stop me during a run…and this [...]
Sometimes changing how you run — or the quality of a particular run — seems like an insurmountable task. When you’re in a funk it’s easy to become discouraged when the little things aren’t going your way…the pace seems to hard for such an “easy” effort, your posture is sloppy, you must look like a [...]
Some athletes will leave no stone unturned in their quest to become a better runner. And given the Type A nature of our sports — and lives — most tend to err on the side of excess. If 35 miles a week is good, then 45 is better. If running 5 days a week is [...]
After talking yesterday about optimal cadence, I realized that in cutting to the chase I probably overlooked a couple of key steps around getting ready to have a good run. We’ve all had great runs, okay runs, “just a run” runs, and runs we’d frankly just like to forget. Here’s a few key steps I [...]
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